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Genesis 46:30 KJV
Genesis · chapter 46 · verse 30
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.Genesis 46:30 · King James Version
Genesis 46:30 in context
28And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
30And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
31And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
32And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- sinceʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- seenrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
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We have here, I. The joyful meeting between Jacob and his son Joseph, in which observe, 1. Jacob's prudence in sending Judah before him to Joseph, to give him notice of his arrival in Goshen.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 28-34